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Sweden
Group F · Pot 4

Sweden
Blågult.

Return after the 2022 qualifying failure. The Swedes have regained an attacking option: Isak — the leader, Djökersh — the battering ram, Kulusevski — the midfield brain. Englishman Potter has been building a system around a quick 4-3-3 since October 2025.

Route · Group F
Sun · 14 JUNSweden — Tunisia — · —Monterrey · 20:00 Sat · 20 JUNNetherlands — Sweden — · —Houston · 12:00 Thu · 25 JUNJapan — Sweden — · —Dallas · 18:00
Tue 30 JUNRound of 16 · F vs ?Houston
National anthem
Du gamla, Du fria
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Wikimedia
Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
14 JUN · SUN · 20:00
vs Tunisia
Monterrey · "BBVA"
Matchday 2
20 JUN · SAT · 12:00
away at Netherlands
Houston · NRG Stadium
Matchday 3
25 JUN · THU · 18:00
away at Japan
Dallas · AT&T Stadium
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

12
Tournaments in history
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No titles
#30
FIFA Ranking
51.0
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Potter —
Englishman in Stockholm.

Graham Potter

Graham Potter

Head Coach · Sweden · since October 2025

Englishman, former Brighton and Chelsea. Took over Sweden in October 2025 after Thomasson's departure. In his debut cycle won the UEFA playoffs (Poland 2:0). Potter is coaching a national team for the first time.

Former Brighton, Chelsea ★ Playoff victory 10 matches · 7 wins
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Alexander Isak

Alexander Isak

Forward · № 9 · 26 years old

Liverpool's number 9. £125 million in 2025 — a record British transfer.

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Viktor Dekeresh

Viktor Dekeresh

Forward · № 20 · 27 years old

Arsenal forward. Premier League's top scorer 2024/25 with Sporting.

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Dejan Kulusevski

Dejan Kulusevski

Midfielder · № 11 · 25 years old

Tottenham's "10". Winner of the Europa League 2024/25 — the club's first trophy in 17 years.

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Anthony Elanga

Anthony Elanga

Forward · № 21 · 23 years old

Newcastle winger. Coast-to-coast goal vs Manchester City in December 2024 for Forest.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Robin Olsen Aston Villa 36 years · 198 cm · €1.0M
12
Viktor Johansson Rangers 27 years · 196 cm · €4.0M
23
Kristoffer Nordfeldt Gothenburg 36 years · 192 cm · €0.4M

Defenders

2
Emil Kraft Antwerp 31 years · 184 cm · €1.5M
3
Victor Lindelöf Manchester United 31 years · 187 cm · €10M
4
Isak Hin Atalanta 22 years old · 192 cm · €35M
5
Gabriël Gudmundsson Leeds 26 years old · 178 cm · €8.0M
15
Aleksandr Miloshevich AIK 33 years old · 195 cm · €0.5M
16
Samuel Dalberg Hécken 24 years old · 186 cm · €2.0M
17
Hjalmar Ekdal Burnley 27 years old · 187 cm · €5.0M
22
Jonas Ström Elfsborg 26 years old · 183 cm · €1.5M

Midfielders

6
Mattias Svanberg Bologna 26 years old · 184 cm · €12M
7
Sebastian Larsson AIK 40 years old · 178 cm · €0.2M
8
Albert Sahlin Kolding 24 years old · 183 cm · €3.0M
10
Emil Forsberg New York Red Bulls 34 years old · 178 cm · €3.0M
13
Gustaf Nilsson Union Berlin 28 years old · 195 cm · €5.0M
14
Iurdan Larsson Copenhagen 28 years old · 184 cm · €4.0M
18
Bennie Ayer Sparta Prague 22 years old · 178 cm · €8.0M
19
Iesper Karlsson Bologna 27 years old · 180 cm · €10M

Forwards

9
Alexander Isak Liverpool 26 years old · 192 cm · €120M
11
Dejan Kulusevski Tottenham 25 years old · 186 cm · €55M
20
Viktor Dekeresh Arsenal 27 years old · 191 cm · €100M
21
Anthony Elanga Newcastle 23 years · 178 cm · €45M
24
Lukas Bergvall Tottenham 20 years old · 185 cm · €40M
25
Roony Bardagji Copenhagen 21 years old · 182 cm · €12M
26
Benjamin Nygren Celtic 22 years old · 178 cm · €6.0M
History

12 tournaments,
one final.

Final 1958.

12 tournaments. Best finish — final of the home World Cup 2026 (Brazil 2:5). Also third place in 1950, 1994. Missed 2022, 2018 — qualification to the United States returns them to the elite.

1958 Final 1994 3rd
2018¼England 0:2, SamaraQuarterfinals
20061/8Germany 0:2, MunichRound of 16
20021/8Senegal 1:2 AET, OitaRound of 16
19943rdThird place — Bulgaria 4:0Semifinals
1958FinalBrazil 2:5 in final (hosts)Final
19503rdThird place — UruguaySemifinals
Chants

Stadium chants
on matchday.

Real fan chants for the national team — original, phonetic in Russian, translation and context.

Heja Sverige
Heja Sverige, friskt humör
[Heja Sverige, friskt humör]
Forward, Sweden, in good spirits

Song by Jörgen Juhander from 1972. At every major tournament — the main Swedish football anthem.